This week, it’s been a whirlwind of activities for yours truly with a few days in Seattle, starting with Little Bill’s party a few days ago, but in the meantime…. Have you…
Category: Kingsmen
Animal House References + LOUIE on TV – part 4
This week for Part 4 of the “LOUIE on TV” post, the focus is on two TV episodes that originally used a recording of LOUIE LOUIE for the initial broadcasts, but were…
LOUIE on TV – part 2
Following up on the LOUIE on TV – part 1 post from last week, here’s an update… (original post) China Beach, Season 3/episode 15 / 1990-02-07 ”A Rumor of Peace” 08:11 –…
Update on the LOUIE LOUIE Indiana story
In 1964, two teenagers from a small town in Indiana got upset with the obscene lyrics that they thought heard in a new rock ‘n roll song on the radio, and decided…
Celebrating Otis Redding – LOUIE of the Week (w/ chart info)
Today, I’m reminded it’s the 51st anniversary of Otis Redding‘s tragic death, so I’m recycling a post from two years ago when I visited the Otis Redding exhibit at the Grammy Museum…
LOUIE road trip (August 2018- part 2)
The latest Pacific Northwest road trip was a short and power-packed adventure, even if a massive percentage of that time was spent driving. Wednesday was the big drive from SF Bay Area…
Kingsmen at The Delta House (1983) – LOUIE of the Week
With the upcoming Animal House 40th Anniversary & Toga Party event in Oregon that’s happening a little over a week from now, I thought this would be a fine time to share…
Louie Louie Conspiracy – (extinct) LOUIE of the Week
Unfortunately, this week’s LOUIE was removed from YouTube. Oh well, it was a fun one… This week, we are sharing a charming little video clip that explores the “Louie Louie” Conspiracy.” It’s…
RIP: Jerry Dennon, the record company guy who signed The Kingsmen
I recently discovered that Jerry Dennon, the man responsible for unleashing the Kingsmen‘s recording of LOUIE LOUIE to the world, passed away last year on January 2017. Often credited as the producer…
Rock Hall of Fame inducts LOUIE LOUIE in the first batch of important singles!
Billboard shared this important news: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame began honoring songs in addition to artists at the 33rd annual induction ceremony on Saturday night (April 14) in Cleveland’s…